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The Millionaires' Hunt Club

From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In

Sam tries to get to the bottom of a secret game preserve in the woods of New Hampshire.

Caption: Curler Lee Banville prepares to sweep in front of the stopne in hopes that the unpredictable outdoor ice doesn’t throw the stone too far off course. Banvile plays for the “Rocks int eh KettleHouse” out of Missoula, Mont. , Credit: Photo Credit: Sergio A Gonzalez-Gonzales

The Sawtooth Outdoor Bonspiel holds renown for being the only outdoor bonspiel in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The ice is bad, the c...

Bike on Bike. Body on Body. Mallet on Mallet.

From: Sergio Anthony Gonzalez

Two wheels, a ski pole with attached pipe and six steely grins. 3-2-1 Polo! Once in a lifetime happens three nights a week at the University of Mon...

For the Love of the (Video) Game

From: Jack D'Isidoro

An underground--literally--DIY video game tournament in New York City's Chinatown.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WABE

Sport bikers gather for a wheelie good time

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

Readers form book clubs. Bowlers join leagues. What do motorcycle enthusiasts do? They ride, of course. Some head to Sturgis, South Dakota every ye...

Pumpkin Chuckin'

From: JP Davidson

Pumpkins are baked into pies, turned into soup, and carved into jack-o-lanterns. But there's another use for these autumnal gourds - they're the ke...

Bike on Bike. Body on Body. Mallet on Mallet.

From: University of Montana Journalism

Two wheels, a ski pole with attached pipe and six steely grins. 3-2-1 Polo! Once in a lifetime happens three nights a week at the University of Mon...

Bought by KSKA

The Farewell Season of Rollerdome

From: Radio K

Caption: Lisa Smith and Tad Wagner skate at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, MN., Credit: Noel Clark

Built in 1982, the Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome has seen it’s share of sporting events. Baseball, football, soccer. But off the field, a community o...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio

Big Time Baseball in a Small Texas Town

From: Marfa Public Radio

The real life version of "Field Of Dreams" takes place in Alpine, Texas in the 1940s and 50s. This is a story about a man, his baseball field and ...

Bought by KMXT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WNMU-FM, KMXT, and KUT

Spontaneous Hooplas

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Tracy Tingley is a hula hooper in Portland, Maine. She found hooping just before leaving her job as a financial advisor.

Bought by PRX Remix, KUT, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WMPG

Are There Any More Rare, Plastic Ponies?

From: Julie Shapiro

An unknown pastime to most, competitive model horse collecting is a serious passion for girls and women of all ages. But why?

Bought by PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, and KXOT Public Radio

Life Between the Ropes

From: Charles Lane

Sound portrait of a Boxing Match

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis

Alter Ego

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Inside and outside the wrestling ring, Keith Dinsmore gets knocked down and back up, again and again.

'The Mad Russian': Reflections of a Cold War Wrestling Villain

From: Aaron Henkin

Pro wrestler Nikolai Volkoff used to infuriate Cold War crowds with his singing of the Soviet National Anthem --- now he's a 55-year-old grandfathe...

Bought by WXDU and WMPG